Alright, let's work through 8994 times 3146 step by step
8994 × 3146 = 3146 × (8994)
+ 3146 × 4 that results in 12584
+ 3146 × 90 giving us 283140
+ 3146 × 900 yielding 2831400
+ 3146 × 8000 that is equal 25168000

= 28295124
